Improvement in candlesticks



J.. PAILING. Candlesticks.

No. 196,145. 'Patented Oct. 16,1871

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JESSE FAILING, OF UMATILLA, OREGON.

IMPROVEMENT IN CANDLESTICKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 196,145, dated October 16, 1877; application filed May 28, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ESSE FAILING, of Umatilla, in the county of Umatilla and State of Oregon, have invented a new and Improved Candlestick, of which the following is a specification Fig. 2, a topview of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The invention relates to an lmproved can- 'dlestick that burns the entire candle without waste or trouble after being once inserted in the stick, the same holding the candle firmly in place iuitil it burns down to the stick, when the interior spring presses the candle up, so that the top of the stick cannot be burned by neglect.

The invention consists of a split candlestick, with encircling top spring below the rim, and with interior spring-acted follower.

In the drawing, A represents a candlestick, that is made like an ordinarycandlestick, but split centrally at its cylindrical part, so as to form two halves, that clasp the candle. The split stick A is held together by a spring or open ring, B, placed immediately below the rim, and retained there by suitable rests, stops,

or otherwise. The spring B is made sufficiently strong to clutch and hold the candle after it has been inserted in the stick, and has pressed the spiral spring and follower O downward into the interior of the same. The spring-acted top rim of the stick holds the candle firmly in place until it biuns down to the stick, when, by the gradual heating up of the rim,the pressure is relaxed, and thereby the interior spring capableof forcing the candle up, feeding it forward until entirely consumed.

The stick burns thus the entire candle, in reliable and automatic manner, without trouble or waste, being at the same time cheap and durable, and convenient in use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A candlestick made of a split cylindrical socket part, with encircling spring below the top rim, and with an interior spring-follower, to force the candle upward when burned down to the rim, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

JESSE FAILING.

\Vitnesses:

F. W. HENDLEY, Gno. BRINLEY. 

